Fucus ocellatus J.V.Lamouroux 1802
Publication Details
Fucus ocellatus J.V.Lamouroux 1802: 131, pl. IX [9]: figs 2, 3
Published in: De Candolle, A.P. (1802). Description de deux espèces inédites de Varecs, par le C. Lamouroux fils, d'Agen. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomathique de Paris 3(65): 131 only, pl. IX.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fucus is Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Elle se trouve dans la Méditerranée, près de Barcelone [Barcelona, Catalonia, Mediterranean Spain]; dans l'Océan, à la Corogne [La Coroña, Atlantic Spain]"; (De Candolle 1802: 131)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), marked with two-coloured spots, having the centre of one colour surrounded by a broad ring of another (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 October 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
